A graduate celebrates during the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )
A graduate celebrates during the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )
A graduate celebrates during the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )
Jermaine Griggs, the founder of Hear and Play Music and a UCI alumnus, gives a speech during the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16.
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Ivan Delgadillo celebrates during the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )
Graduates decorate their caps during the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )
Graduates decorate their caps during the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )
Graduates wave to family and friends during the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16.
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A graduate waves to the crowd during the recessional of the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )
Jermaine Griggs, the founder of Hear and Play Music and a UCI alumnus, gives a speech during the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16.
(Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )
A family holds a sign for a graduate named Alex during the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16.
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Victor Marroquin and his daughter Jocelyne cheer for Jacky Marroquin during the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )
A graduate celebrates during the 2017 commencement ceremony for the School of Social Ecology at UC Irvine on Friday, June 16. (Scott Smeltzer / Daily Pilot )